
OTT content players need telcos to survive: Airtel CEO
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal says direct-to-consumer OTT content players need to change their business models and partner with telcos if they want to survive. Read more…
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal says direct-to-consumer OTT content players need to change their business models and partner with telcos if they want to survive. Read more…
Reliance Jio opposes a TRAI proposal to allow inter-band spectrum sharing, saying it’s anti-competitive. Airtel and Vodafone Idea don’t agree. Read more…
Bharti Airtel and Meta Platforms have entered into a broad partnership that spans across OpenRAN, subsea cable systems and CPaaS digital solutions. Read more…
Jio and Airtel are aggressively ramping up their 5G network rollouts to the point that they may far exceed rollout obligations mandated by the DoT. Read more…
Bharti Airtel says that it is on track to deploy Open RAN tech in its live 5G network by the end of fiscal-year 2023 – and it has the contracts to prove it. Read more…
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are preparing aggressive marketing campaigns ahead of the festive season for their upcoming 5G service launches next month. Read more…
Indian consumers can expect a 30-40% increase in mobile download speeds within the first year of 5G launch – especially if they use Jio, says Ookla chief. Read more…
Airtel says it has finalized its 5G strategy to launch high-speed services in 5,000 towns in a short-term, pan-India roll out by March 2024. Read more…
Airtel and Vodafone Idea are in talks with Cisco Systems to sell their entire stake in their public Wi-Fi JV FireFly Networks for $25 million. Read more…
Airtel and Vodafone Idea have started evaluating opportunities for the metaverse to better engage with customers and to increase stickiness. Read more…
Jio and Airtel win a new contract worth $484.6m from the Indian government to provide 4G in uncovered villages of “aspirational districts”. Read more…
Singtel is in talks to sell a 2-4% stake in Airtel to book some profit as part of its portfolio management strategy. Read more…
Airtel said the Cnergee investment will sharpen its NaaS proposition for SMBs looking to accelerate their shift to cloud-based applications. Read more…
Airtel enters into a strategic partnership with Axis Bank to offer exclusive financial solutions, including a co-branded credit card. Read more…
Airtel acquires a strategic stake in blockchain startup Aqilliz as it zeros in on blockchain to boost its growing digital businesses. Read more…
Airtel and Reliance Jio reveal separate deals involving two subsea cable projects – the new SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium and Jio’s IAX project. Read more…
Airtel chief Gopal Vittal credits adoption of an “Uber-like” digital model with helping it accelerate its fiber broadband rollouts in India. Read more…
Samsung has reportedly begun discussions with Bharti Airtel to secure a slice of its 5G investments amid uncertainty over business with Jio. Read more…
Airtel has formed a joint venture with Hughes Communications India to provide satellite broadband services for enterprises in India. Read more…
At the O-RAN Alliance Global PlugFest 2021, Airtel says it is supporting “disruptive and innovative partners” to develop Open RAN solutions. Read more…
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